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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1938

Page

2

Kilday opens mage with attack on Maverick

Paul J Kilday launched his campaign in Bexar County with a sharp punch at Representative Maury Maverick. He spoke at a Plaza Hotel meeting organized to rally support and insisted he seeks practical, independent votes from all sources, denying ties to any ticket or faction.

Paul J Kilday Congress Bexar County Maury Maverick Hilday Plaza Hotel Tere Kiday Ealday Tee Poor Eilday Compress Enmeheon Club Ids Xeparite Probiote Maverick Misomer Kilday Ute Independent Voters League Culn Eliday

Bank robber killed in Mor ton’s Gap raid

Paroled convict Jess Roberts of Providence Kentucky was shot and killed by sheriff deputies when he and an unidentified partner were caught in the act of robbing a leak at Morton’s Gap. The other suspect fled as officers spread a net across Hopkins and Mineral counties.

Madisonville Odey Morton's Gap Jess Roberts Providence Eller Hopkins Miolning

Light are broadcast over KTLA at 4 PM daily except Sunday

An all left and found ads note announces The Light program broadcasts on KTLA at 4 o clock every evening except Sunday. It provides a contact instruction to place a message via code 7-131.

KTLA

Supreme Court Upholds Stockyard Rate Order

The Supreme Court sustains a February 17 1937 order by Acting Secretary of Agriculture Harry J Brown fixing maximum charges for Denver Thien Stock Yard Co In a Dozier led decision the court affirmed a federal district court ruling to dismiss litigation and require refunds of excess charges The acting secretary valued the stockyard at 2292681 earning 61 2 percent The decision noted no dissent with Black concurring Carcozo did not participate

Washington Supreme Court Harry J. Brown Secretary of Agriculture Denver Thien Stock Yard Company Justice Dozier Buttlee Justice Black Rpfrat Carcozo

iRadio Station Manager Resigns From WOAT

Beeman Fischer, general manager of radio station WOAT for the past few months, has resigned to become assistant to the president of the Texas Electric Service company in Fort Worth. The resignation, effective at once, was announced Thursday by Hugh Helff, WOAL president. Fischer, before joining the broadcasting company, was employed by the Texas Lighted Power Company.

iRadio Beeman Fischer WOAT Texas Electric Service Company Fort Warth Hugh Helff WOAL Fischer The Broadcasting Company Texas Lighted Power Company

Dance tone at Plaza Hotel Ballroom draws crowd, Mrs Simms featured

A social dance evening at the Plaza Hotel Ballroom advertised by Mrs Simms with a headline act Adin and a 33 cent admission. The event promises lively tunes and a spirited tone.

Tonue Ture Plaza Hotel Simms Spinger Adin

Latherle’s Hypnotic Charm Hyped in Weekly Feature

A sensational feature in the American Weekly describes Latherle using a marcolic kit to exert a hypnotic influence. Objects of his assertions allegedly view his flips as duped by a stupefying drug, creating a mystified response in readers.

American Weekly

21 Traffic Deaths In San Antonio In Five Months

San Antonio traffic records show 21 deaths in the city limits for the first five months of 1933. J. M. Lauther, traffic record clerk, announced the total Tuesday noting three more fatalities added in May.

San Antonio Ely J. M. Lauther Traffic Recorderk

Court Decree Ends Second Hoots Marriage in Medina

George W Hoots sees annulment of his month long second marriage in Forty fifth District Court while facing bigamy charges. First wife Berttier Allison Hoots sought divorce in Mexico, later learning she never received it. Hoots paid attorney costs and claimed divorce, then wed Max Hare Warren. later first wife confronted deputy constable and bigamy filings followed. Also notices death of Thomas Franklin Herring, lumber company president, after recent surgery in San Antonio.

George W. Hoods Natalis Berttier Allison Hoots Hoots Dundee Tayloe Mexit Hoot Clurk Lnter San Aritanio

Squirrels Go Nuts Again Report from San Antonio

San Antonio residents report aggressive behavior by squirrels as elections near. A 13 year old girl, Concha Rodriguez of 101 Avenue UB, was bitten on the leg and head when a squirrel approached while she fed it in the 1200 block of San Pedro Street.

San Antonio Beslth Department Concha Rodriguez Avenue UB Squire San Pedro

Building Permits in San Antonio Decline This Year

Building permits in San Antonio for the first four months of the year have fallen from the same period in 1937. The Labor Department report shows San Antonio at $1,253,785 in permits for 1938 versus $1,998,000 in 1937, reflecting a national decline of about 3 percent. Other Texas cities also show drops, including Houston, Fort Worth, and Dallas, with 1938 totals under 1937.

San Antonio Labor Prantes Perkins Ban Antonio Texas Houston Fort Worth Dallas

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